Dykes was head coach at California from 2013 to 2016, fired Jan. 8. He is a former Texas Tech and Arizona assistant and was head coach at Louisiana Tech from 2010 to 2012. As a head coach, he was 41-45.

His role on the offensive staff is likely as a sounding board for new offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie, who is taking over that position after Doug Meacham left for the same job at Kansas. Cumbie served as co-offensive coordinator with Meacham for three years, but this will be Cumbie’s first offensive coordinator job.